Once upon a modern time
In a galaxy not far away
A cephalopod named Martin swam
In the depths where the mermaids did play
Life was straightforward, simple and fun
Days too similar to ever rehash
Till one fateful wintry day
When there came a surprising splash.
Martin responded as quick as a wink
To find a wrapped box – what the hey?
Tentacles ripped off the paper and lid
And out floated a festive beret.
(and what of the Frenchman, you may wonder now
For whom this gift was intended
Fear not silly reader for Santa is magic
This mishap was rapidly mended)
Martin donned the beret and quickly decided
‘twas better to be sexy than sorry
It looked so good on him that the tabloids agreed
He was the ocean’s best looking calamari.
So some day you may find yourself underwater
Snorkeling deep in the bay
If you spot a young squid with a jaunty chapeau
You’ve met Martin! Now have a happy holiday!
The Dear Santa: All I Want Is a Cuddly Fish and a Chapeau by Swirl, Sip, Snark, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Happy Holidays to you two as well. Have fun!
Ed
Thanks Ed! Have a great holiday!
Happy New Year, y’all !
Here’s an article about bubbly with advice from Dr. Frank of NY.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/12/31/167825026/cheap-bubbly-or-expensive-sparkling-wine-look-to-the-bubbles-for-clues
Hey GEG and VA Wine Diva,
I really love this little poem!
Is this blog a thing of the past? That sure would be a shame.
Peter, I don’t know what’s up. I hope they are both OK. I have emailed them a couple of times, and received no response.
Rumors of our passing are poorly exaggerated. Greatly exaggerated would imply a cool story, like “GEG and VWD were killed when the giant albatross they were riding got sucked into the engine of a passing Dreamliner.”
Lawrence, sorry I missed the emails. That account gets a ton of crap from PR agencies so I glance at the inbox once a week at best. Hm, now I wonder what else I may have missed?
We’ll be back. The last year has been a perfect storm of health issues, work craziness (in a good way), and a little bit of general ennui, at least on my part. My health seems to be back under control so I can start enjoying wine again. With my newest employee (who may or may not make it two weeks) I’m REALLY missing drinking.
I know I’ve missed interacting with everyone and I’m looking forward to blogging again. Soon.
You should probably copyright that story about Martin.
Good to hear! I am glad everything is going well and I look forward to when you guys are back on the saddle again.
HEY GEG, You & VWD missed my slightly drunken encounter and photo-op with the Real Cougars at Blenheim this past winter.
That was almost as cool as riding an albatross.